Nevern Auxiliary Unit Patrol

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Nevern (Welsh : Nanhyfer) is a small village to the East of Newport, Pembrokeshire.

Initially Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire were grouped together and administered from the HQ at Penllwyn Park,
Carmarthen by the Intelligence Officer Captain J C Crawley. Pembrokeshire was later to become part of Area 20 along
with Glamorganshire and Carmarthenshire.

After 1941 a “grouping” system was developed where some patrols within a demographic area would train together
under more local command. Nevern was part of group 4 along Milton, Kilgetty (Stepaside), Castlehigh (Camrose),
Letterston, Berry Hill, Milford Haven and Fishguard.
It is known that there were also some communications with Carmarthenshire Patrols.

Before stand down it is recorded that Pembrokeshire is part of Region 4 along with the whole of the South West
Peninsular and Wales and the final Intelligence Officer was Major W W Harston based in Ashburton in Devon assisted
by Captain G Woodward.

The IOs were being withdrawn from around September 1944 leaving the Area and Group
Commanders.

Unknown, but it is assumed that they had the standard weapons and explosives issued to all patrols.

The original Sergeant W G Smith, who was later promoted to Lieutenant was remembered by Charlie Shives of
Milford Haven Patrol ; “ The Nevern Unit was led by a Mr Smith, who had a farm near the village. He was a
very capable leader and thought a great deal of “Stokey” [ Sgt Lewis – Milford Haven
Patrol].

TNA Reference WO199/3389
Major Hancock data held at B. R. A
The Last Ditch by David Lampe
The Story of Stokey Lewis by Walter Ireland